In the alleys of Patan, as early May scorches the Valley, a towering wooden chariot leans against brick homes: silent but expectant. Around it, people gather not just out...
After more than 50 years as a Least Developed Country (LDC), Nepal is set to graduate to developing-country status in November 2026, following decades of supporting the interests of small, vulnerable states, culminating in its 2023 chairmanship of...
The landslide victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in the recent election has sent shockwaves across the political circle. While some analysts see this as an expression of a public revolt towards the three-decade clientelist model of...
The achievements of past inclusion movements are finally being integrated into a new, mainstream national identity. Nepal has a history of political inclusion. In 1951, the exclusive rights of the Ranas...
It is not our core intention to impose fines for littering. We want to discourage any individual, organisation, or programme from making the public spaces dirty.
Balen Shah, Mayor of Kathmandu Metro
It is high time for all tiers of governments to come together to institutionalise the present system further
KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal
The government has signed a new agreement with China to begin the second phase of the long-delayed expansion of the ...
The Asian Development Bank has projected a sharp slowdown in economic growth for Nepal in the upcoming fiscal year, warning ...
The government is preparing to appoint ambassadors through open competition for the first time, signalling a possible shift in how ...
A petition has been filed at the Supreme Court challenging a recent rule that imposes customs duties on goods worth ...
The government has acknowledged that policy corruption, rent-seeking, and crony capitalism have pushed the economy into an unproductive cycle, limiting ...
Legal experts and constitutional scholars have called for wide-ranging reforms—from the judiciary to the electoral system—as discussions on constitutional amendment ...

A Teacher's Journey Through Open Education in Nepal For most of my career, I have taught English in places that ...
Nepal’s ambitious plan to raise its electricity generation capacity to 30,000 megawatts within the next decade is being seen as ...
Hundreds of families displaced from informal settlements across the capital are now living in temporary shelters and budget hotels, uncertain ...
Nepal’s plans to expand its road network through tunnels are facing a familiar obstacle: limited funding. Despite multiple feasibility studies ...
It has been one month since the government led by Balendra Shah took office, backed by a near two-thirds majority ...
Nepal is currently without ambassadors in 17 countries, as delays in new appointments continue months after a series of recalls ...